Profiling the Board

Too often, the question asked when seeking new directors is “Who do we know?” or “Do I know someone who could fill this gap?” Thus perpetuating the “old boys club.”

Profiling the board is intended to address this and other board renewal challenges.

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“Profiling the Board” is a process of matching the universe of identified needs against how these needs are being met and will be met in the future. It involves building an optimal profile for the board as a whole, creating an inventory of desired attributes, benchmarking the existing directors against that profile, and conducting a gap analysis. Once the gap analysis has been completed, you will have a “profile” of the next set of board candidates needed to bridge the gap.